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US Loan Auditors and My US Legal Services billed themselves as companies that can help homeowners who are victims of predatory lending, but they're now being sued for defrauding the same people they claimed to want to help. In a $60 million lawsuit filed by California's attorney general, the two...

If you've noticed unusual charges on your cell phone bill lately, you're not alone. Fees that have nothing to do with your calling plan are making their way onto your bill, the BBB warns. Known as "cramming," the charges are tacked on by third-party entities such as subscription services that a...

Landing a modeling gig may sound glamorous, but be careful not to fall for one of the many modeling scams floating around. Oregon's attorney general sent out an alert this week warning consumers about these suspicious opportunities. Other warnings have gone out, too, indicating trouble could be...

Consumer Law Group, a company that promises consumers it can help get them out of debt, has been sued by North Carolina's attorney general, who wants to stop it from collecting money from customers and issue refunds instead. In the suit, the attorney general alleges that the Boca Raton,...

Be wary of online ads offering free trials for Acai diet pills, work-at-home jobs or teeth whiteners. They're too good to be true, says the Better Business Bureau. The BBB has received thousands of complaints from consumers who signed up for free trial offers and then got stuck with recurring...

If you bought the house of your dreams, the last thing you want to worry about is the threat of foreclosure and losing your investment. And you certainly don't want to end up dealing with bogus "foreclosure rescue" companies, who only want to take your money and leave you homeless.

Some people thought they were helping burn victims when they gave money to the Association for Firefighters and Paramedics. Instead, the charity was spending those contributions on out-of-town trips and lavish resorts, the California Attorney General said. The state announced a settlement this...

If lasagna wasn't already heavy enough, how about tossing it into a deep fryer? The Olive Garden chain figured that was a great idea and now one healthy eating advocacy group is saying the appetizer is so over-the-top bad for you that it's "food porn." The healthy eating advocates at the Center...

A new e-mail phishing scam is making its rounds among users of the professional networking site LinkedIn. The Better Business Bureau and Cisco are reporting that LinkedIn users have received suspicious e-mails indicating they have new invitations to connect and new messages awaiting their...

Next month, communities around the country will be participating in the third annual Protect Your Identity Week, which runs Oct. 17-23. More than 250 events from document shredding to credit report reviews are planned. The Council of Better Business Bureaus, the National Foundation for Credit...